City of New York settles with Occupy over destruction of the People’s Library
The City of New York and Brookfield Properties has agreed to pay more than $233,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by Occupy Wall Street over the destruction of the People’s Library… Read more »
Cops trashing books: not just for the NYPD anymore
Last Friday morning in the Al-Nabi Daniel bookstalls of Alexandria, security forces — reportedly sent by newly elected governor Mohamed Atta Abbas — destroyed sixteen of the market’s forty-eight stalls.… Read more »
Books vs police batons
The People’s Library of Occupy Wall Street observe that books have played a crucial role in the OWS. As they write on their Facebook page: Books have become a key… Read more »
Lawsuit filed against NYC over “destroyed” People’s Library
“A member of the Occupy Wall Street movement filed a claim on behalf of the group Thursday that the city had damaged or destroyed $47,000 worth of books and other… 1 / Read more »
ALA calls NYPD destruction of OWS People’s Library “unacceptable”
When New York City cops shut down the Occupy Wall Street encampment at the city’s Zuccotti Park two weeks ago (in the middle of the night, natch), they confiscated some… 2 / Read more »